"highly informative . . . generously illustrated and accessible to both scholarly and general readerships"
Anna Zanchi, Saga Book XXXI (2007)
ISBN 978-0752435879
Tempus Publishing 2006 (revised 2008)
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This accessible new book is the first to tackle the question of what the Vikings wore, drawing on evidence from art and archaeology, literature and linguistics to arrive at a fresh understanding of the nature of Viking clothing, covering rich and poor, men and women across Scandinavia. It includes an overview of Viking textiles and dyeing, and an exploration of cloth production and clothing in the context of Viking society as a whole, as well as a detailed consideration of both male and female outfits and a new interpretation of the suspended dress. There is also a discussion of recent evidence suggesting that the Germanic and Viking pit house was primarily designed for textile production.